Human cardiac-muscle patches improve recovery from heart attacks
Large cardiac-muscle patches created from human cells have been tested on large animals in a heart attack model, with results showing the patches... Read more
Excess fat disrupts heart cell's energy system
A new study published in Circulation Research finds that excess fat in the heart, a common feature in diabetes and obesity, can harm the cells’... Read more
Outcomes and costs of coronary procedures: VA vs. non-VA hospitals
The Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care (CC) Programme supplements VA care with community-based medical services. A new study comparing the... Read more
New noninvasive method for detecting hypoxia
Researchers at University of Illinois have developed a new, less invasive method for detecting hypoxia in tissue. The technique consists of... Read more
Study: AF hospital mortality risk higher in rural areas
According to researchers in the U.S., urban-rural differences exist when it comes to the risk of hospital mortality among patients with atrial... Read more
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Zoom On: Chelsea Beecher - Innovator of the Year
Chelsea Beecher serves as the Director of Development for the American Heart & Stroke Association in New York City. She led the launch of STEM Goes Red in New York City and received the Innovator of the Year Award in 2018 for this initiative. STEM Goes Red aims to empower young women to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)... Read more
How are robots improving cardiovascular medicine?
Robots were first used in cardiovascular medicine in the late 1990s as a part of the digital revolution . Since then, robotics have been applied to endovascular surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and interventional cardiology, to name a few fields. Robots give medical professionals the ability to diagnose, treat, and intervene more... Read more
The Death of the Stethoscope? Heart Doctors Have Their Say
Most people don't think much about stethoscopes but the fact is that this tool, so commonly associated with doctors, is at a crossroads. Having been in use for nearly two centuries, the stethoscope is in the midst of a debate with respect to its utility in healthcare. Over the years, medical technology has advanced to a great extent. The sounds... Read more
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Results of antimicrobial stewardship programme implementation in multidisciplinary hospital
The interventional single-centre with historical control study was conducted... Read more
Organ cross-talk in shock and critical illness
Organ cross-talk is a popular mechanism invoked to explain the... Read more
Radiology in the Care Continuum
Where do you see radiology’s place in the care continuum? I see... Read more
Managing the Whole Health of the Ageing Population
Summary: With a rapidly growing older population, effective care for... Read more
EPF: Patient Empowerment Campaign
As European health services face an ageing population and an increase... Read more
Human factor approaches improving EMR usability and satisfaction
The EMR does not have to fail The much-maligned Electronic Medical... Read more
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The CNAP® Monitor represents the next generation of noninvasive patient monitoring by merging the advantages of noninvasive, risk‐free methods with the benefits of continuity in the same accuracy as invasive standards. The advanced parameter set enables...
Task Force® Monitor TOUCH for noninvasive hemodynamic and autonomic assessment
The Task Force® Monitor is the all‐in‐one workstation for continuous noninvasive hemodynamic and autonomic assessment. It is the state‐of‐the‐art diagnostic tool to study syncope and autoregulation of blood pressure and has further established as an...